merkel asked putin to help get them free. the two sides seem further apart than ever. >>> david stern is in kiev. daniel is in moscow. first of all, it's got provocation to cold war isn't it with this detaining of the attache. what's coming of that? >> there's not much information. there's been an arrest or detention. that has been confirmed in the conversation i had with the ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson. the person has been asked to leave the country. this is supposed to happen within 24 hours since he was detained yesterday. we expect he'll leave some point today. we don't know anything about what exactly he's accused of or the circumstances of his detention. we do know he was a naval military attache. he has been accused of engaging in activities not in accordance with his job description. >> the acting president describing ukrainian forces as being helpless as to what's happening in the east of the country. there's been a military alert overnight in kiev. talk us through that. >> reporter: well, yes, we've had